Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 517 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
3. 3.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
9. 9.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
11. 11.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line

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